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Echo devices. Hey, smarty pants, question. Do you like superhero movies?

You do? Me too. I was just thinking I'd love to create my own big-screen superhero that could share

the spotlight with Spider-Man, Wonder Woman, and whatever Groot is. Have you ever thought

about creating your own superhero, smarty pants? Awesome. Well, today I'm holding auditions

slash interviews for anyone who thinks they've got what it takes to become the world's next famous

superhero. Okay, the first Apple can't die my list is someone named... wow, I've never seen

this name before, smarty pants. It's spelled A-X-O-L-O-T-L. Axelotl? Axelotl? Am I pronouncing that right?

Yup, nailed it. The name's Axelotl. But you could just call me by my superhero character's name.

The Axelotl! Gotcha. It's actually a pretty cool name. If you don't mind me asking,

what kind of name is Axelotl? It's Aztec. Aztec? As in the legendary advanced civilization

who dominated Central Mexico from 1300 to 1521? That's right. In Aztec, my name means water monster.

Wow, I gotta say we're off to a great start here. I'm going to give you an A-plus for a superhero name.

Now, I couldn't help but notice you're not exactly human. Nope, I'm what's known as a

peanut morphic salamander, which makes me an amphibian. But I'm also an Aztec god. Excuse me?

I can explain. In Aztec culture, Solotl, which is spelled like my name, minus the A,

was the god of fire and lightning. According to myth, the Aztec gods had to sacrifice themselves

to the sun if they wanted to keep it shining in the sky. Well, Solotl wasn't into that. So he

disguised himself as a small salamander. Specifically, an Axelotl like me, so he could hide.

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